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KRYSTALLEN, SKYEN AND THE 3D MODEL
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10/11/2006 |
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Advanced digital tools will be used for Nykredit’s major expansion in Copenhagen Harbour.
 Grontmij | Carl Bro has been selected as consulting engineers for Nykredit’s complex and innovative construction project in the centre of Copenhagen.
The project comprises a distinctive new building and an attractive square and has been named Krystallen (the Crystal) and Skyen (the Cloud). This is due to the crystalline shape of the building and the layout of the square with several different water elements, including use of water mist. The project will link Nykredit’s head office at Kalvebod Brygge with the company’s other buildings at Otto Mønsteds Plads.
3D CADThe daring and innovative architecture has been created by architects Schmidt Hammer Lassen in partnership with SLA as landscape architects and Grontmij | Carl Bro for all engineering disciplines.
“The project group chose to handle the assignment using digital planning and 3D models in all phases of the construction project,” says project manager Eric Kjærulff, emphasising that 3D technology is an absolute necessity for such a complex and geometrically challenging assignment.
Huge benefits from 3D CADEric Kjærulff continues: “All planning at Grontmij | Carl Bro uses CAD as a basis, and we have employed 3D technology in a range of projects.
There are huge benefits in going from drawing in 2D to modelling in 3D. The inputted intelligence can be used and combined to a certain extent, making analyses, testing of scenarios, calculations and communication of ideas and thoughts a matter of course. This process is self-fuelling and stimulating with a crucial influence on the quality and creativity of the project.
Consequently, it is possible to try out many different possibilities before selecting solutions, and similarly, complex geometrical structures can be handled and tested.”
From terrain to user guideThe digital building model opens up brand new perspectives for all parties in a construction project. It can be used for everything from preparing a site for building to allowing future users to relate to setup and function.
All activities in between these phases are entered into the model, including soil quantities, terrain profile, location, structures, installations and loads. And all data entered can be reused for countless purposes, providing major time savings and minimising potential flaws.
Once construction is complete, the digital model provides complete documentation of the project, and the data entered can form the basis for intelligent management and maintenance and for any subsequent modifications or expansion of the project.
Dynamic interaction“Digital models can also help to improve and streamline the construction process,” states Eric Kjærulff. “It opens up potential for more dynamic collaboration between the planners, reciprocally and with manufacturers and suppliers. All parties have access to shared data and constantly updated material.”
Nykredit expects construction of its distinctive building to get under way in spring 2007, and be completed at the end of 2008 – start of 2009.
We will follow the progress of the project here in the Grontmij | Carl Bro Newsletter, focusing on the digital planning and implementation. It will also be possible to see how construction is proceeding by visiting www.nykredit.dk/omnykredit.
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